Is there a better way to set
\topmargin
-1.5cm
\textwidth
15.5cm
\textheight
23.5cm
\oddsidemargin
0.7cm
\evensidemargin
1.2cm
perhaps using \usepackage{geometry} or \usepackage{fullpage}?
What are the options to be invoked?
1 Answer
This is easily done, as @ChristianHupfer said, using the geometry package.
It has a nice way to set the margins while calling the usepackage directive. While a full answer, detailing all of the option is in the package manual, here is a shortcut specific for your answer. Since you provide oddsidemargin and evensidemargin I assume you have a twoside document.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[width=15.5cm,
height=23.5cm,
top=1.5cm,
inner=0.7cm,
outer=1.2cm]{geometry}
\begin{document}
\end{document}
I used also a4paper as a documentclass option and the showframe package in order to show the frame for my example. Please double check that your margins are alright for whatever paper size you are using. Also, the geometry package has nice papersize options I invite you to checkout
answered Jun 10, 2017 at 11:39
geometry- it took me about 5 minutes to convert my manual margin controls to geometry options.\oddsidemarginetc. Use thegeometrypackage for example, say\usepackage{geometry}[tmargin=1cm,bmargin=1.5cm,lmargin=1.5cm,rmargin=1.5cm,showframe=true]{geometry}to set the margins and display a frame (for debugging use)